standing in line. there are going to be few clerk there's to process your payment. obtaining a cop yeef a criminal or a civil court record will take months. obtaining a divorce will take at least a year and a half. >> finestein says this was the only option, san francisco courts face a deficit of almost $14 million. and the court dipped into reserves. but the reserves have dried up. now, it's budget will be cut by almost $5 million. >> we're going to be running home to check our mail to see if we've received a layoff notice. >> adrienne works in the training department this, court clerk handles asbestos cases and has been here 15 years. >> it's came as a surprise considering the fact that this koirlt has been trying to have a new layoff policy for three, four years now.

>> criminal courts will not be affected as much because there are law that's prevent their cases from delaying. the judge says do not expect things to get better. the courts are facing a $0 million deficit for next year and warns more cuts still to come in january if the state does not get its projected revenue. >> police believe a shooting may be linked to a feud between groups in north and central richmond. a man and woman shot and killed outside of an apartment in north richmond last night. a 20-year-old woman was shot and is in critical condition. 30 minutes earlier a young man was shot and officers think he's going to be okay. police believe the two are related and may be part of a turf car. >> -- war. >> we've had problems in the past with north richmond and central richmond.

and a few they're involved in. >> police have no suspects in either shooting and there have been 19 homicides so far this year compared to 12 at this time last year. >> and caylee anthony is out of jail but no one is saying where she is. the plane she may have been in touched down in the bay area but turns out the plane may have been a decoy. we have more from orlando, florida. >> where is casey anthony? last seen making a hurried exit out of jail, her attorneys aren't revealing anything. even when prepped in this interview. >> has she left florida? >> i cannot disclose that. >> this plane could be key in solving the mystery. three hours after she was released from jail, it took off from orlando executive airport, happened to be registered to one of her attorneys. whether she's a passenger or the plane was a decoy, it landed in arizona, at 3:00 a.m. pacific time. one thing is certain.

she did not go home to her parents. their attorney says they received a text say sheg was safe. some security experts say it's best for her to leave orlando, she may not be welcome anywhere eels there is a possibility no local community would want this individual to be in their area. >> especially when so many within the public are still angry at the verdict. some gather caylee's makeshift mem dwroil mourn. >> it is what it is. and sheet face jus tis soon. >> i don't feel closure, i mean... i don't. i feel like an innocent child was taken from us. >> a san francisco chapter of the naacp plans to call for a national campaign over u.s. airways over the arrest of a man wearing sagging pants. the group picketed and are

upset over the arrest of deshaun marman after a u.s. airways crew accused him of refusing to pull up his pants. they say since u.s. airways had allow aid cross dresser to fly and they believe it's racial profiling. >> we're not dealing with a threat. we're dealing with discrimination and that is obvious based on the fact that has been presented to us. >> a spokesperson for u.s. airways tells abc 7 news it looks forward to quote, continuing dialogue with naacp. the san francisco chapter says it's not heard from the airline. >> acl su. joining the court battle to block a measure banning male circumcision in san francisco. that would make the circumcision of a male younger than 18 a misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to a thousand dollars or a year in jail. there would be no religious exemption to the ban except

the fact jews and muslims consider it part of their religion. jewish and muslim groups filed suit in june, asking the judge to invalidate the measure. >> whistle blower who brought the british phone hacking scandal to light has been found dead. police say the death of the former reporter does not appear suspicious. he says phone hacking was widely used and encouraged at the now-defunct "news of the world" tabloid. the british government says it's launching an investigation in this case. >> one day after britain's top cop resigned in the murdock newspaper phone hacking scandal a top deputy followed his former boss out of the door. ands was under fire for failing to have eefdz i have no knowledge of the extent of

the situation. or the extent of it. >> rebecca brooks was arrested, and now all eyes are on james murdock and not so heir apparent, admits to paying $1 million to a soccer star whose phone was illegally hacked. >> there was a particular settlement i authorized and said was made with information that was incomplete. i acted on advice of lawyers within complete investigation. that is a matter of real regret for me. and this could have repercussions in the ugs us, home to more than half of the $33 billion murdock media empire, including fox tv and fox news. >> there is a clause in the regulations for tv stations is that you have to be certified to be of good character. >> tuesday, rupert murdock, james murdock and rebecca brooks will appear before a

committee of the british house of commons to answer questions. this is the first time they've spoken about the scandal since it broke. it's certain to be yet another dramatic day here. >> and time for a check of weather. >> there is some bumps up and down this week. we started with sunny skies in the coast and it was a mild day at the coast z now, low clouds and fog are beginning to redevelop. they'll move back this evening with temperatures into early evening from about 56 to 70 inland. tomorrow morning lingering clouds at the coast. and so gradual clearing will be the rule tomorrow morning. by afternoon, we'll see sunny skies from coast to inland. high temperatures from 64 at the coast and cooler in spots and inland, highs up to 88 degrees, take a look at the longer range. >> and still ahead meal time

change that would be just as good for the planet as giving up your car until october. >> and a 5-year-old knows she did the right thing. a little girl knew what to do to keep her grandmother from choking. >> what made justin beiber decide to crash a so-cal wedding? well, he's beiber. he does whatever he wants. >> taking a look at traffic moving nicely head together bay bridge but a lot slower for folks head together peninsula on 101. stay with us, we'll be right back. tt$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

did he have a gun or didn't he? that is the question at the core of act ti vits outraged following a fatal police shooting. police releeled-revealed more evidence that proves the suspect, they say, fired alt them first. carolyn? >> yes. here at the hall of justice, the police department is trying to move quickly to quell criticism that the suspect was unarmed. the chief says video obtained by abc 7 shows a gun. he says witnesses have come forward saying the same thing but there are others continue to protest. >> i've been telling you to wake up. >> there has to be an fbi investigation. >> there were dualing rallies today but messages were basically the same. there is outrage over the shooting of the 19-year-old kenneth wade harding, kimmed

as he ran from police during a muni fare evasion stop. many in this community are questioning the police account that harding had a gun and opened fire. >> what i've seen is a young man running for his life and being shot down the way he was shot down. >> the police chief showed amateur video obtained by abc 7 he believes bolstered officer's versions of events. >> you can see this is a gun here. i can't confirm. if anyone in the public knows that this is not the weapon and they know the whereabouts come forward, please let us know. >> the police department provided audio of the department's shot spotter system that picks up sounds and locations of the gunfire.

>> and in that case, 10 shots were fired and under the circumstances unclear until they do more testing how many shots might have come from the suspect, and how many came from the officers. and they also say that this weapon that they did recover, though again they aren't sure if this is the weapon they say it's not the same caliber as that used to murder a seattle woman. kenneth harding is a person of interest in that case. abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and a new report may make you think twice about ordering a burger. but not because of concerns for health. the environmental working group released a guide today looking at the carbon foot print f a family of four gave up eating steak just one day per week it would be equivalent of taking their car

off the road for three month autos what a study shows that people can have an impact on improving their health by just cutting back on processed meat. >> the environmental working group does not advocate giving up meat entirely. >> and a new study finds former nfl players might have a heightened risk of developing dementia. 513 responded and 35% of them have scored suggesting possible dementia. follow up tests found at the aj cleats were clearly impaired in comparison to healthy nonathletes of a similar age. the study presented at the alzheimer's international conference. >> children may be safer in a car crash if grandparents are

behind the wheel. data found only about one in 15 kids were hurt in crashes when grandparents were driving. that is half as many injuries as children in cars driven by parents, researchers think grandparents might drive extra carefully with children, treating them as precious cargo but found the kids were less likely to be properly restrained. >> a south san francisco grandmother has yet another reason to be proud of her granddaughter. she was sitting down for lunch and started to choke on a chicken bone. little caylee started to slap her grandmother on the back and it worked. >> she was choking. and she couldn't breathe she couldn't talk. and her last word was harder. then, she was about to faint. i gave her a few big ones and it came out of her mouth.

>> i couldn't believe it. such a tiny girl had such a power punch in her. and i was just proud. >> wow. she says she decided to go public with the story so people taking care of her kids know it's important to teach the little ones important life-saving techniques. so kult, she says i gave her some big ones! >> and exactly, what presence of mind there. >> springing into action. >> and there is lovely sunny skies today. and there is a beautiful day, warmer in most loks than yesterday. there is a live view right now from our sutro camera looking over san francisco. there are low clouds as you can see making their way into the shot here, blue skies inland. take a look at temperature readings, it's mild in fremont and fairfield. upper 70s at napa and san

jose. 76 in redwood city. 69 in san francisco. 68 half moon bay. and it's warmer in vir wallly all location business awe few degrees, six degrees warmer in san francisco then at this hour yesterday. seven degrees than at this hour yesterday. and seven degrees warmer in san jose. the trend is upward for today. so highlights are these, low clouds return together coast and bay tonight. there is warmer weather wednesday, high temperatures above 90 degrees. satellite composite shows an upper level low having developed going to bring our -- helping to bring low clouds and fog back to the coastline. we'll see them spreading inland tonight. overnight, low temperatures on the mild side. mid to upper 50s foremost of the bay area. low to mid-50s north bay.

and there is another affect of the low giving us a bit of an onshore flow today. we'll see low clouds burn back to the coastline, being swept away. there is a little bit of a sea breeze there. temperatures will be cooler tomorrow, by a couple degrees and there is highs ranging from high to mid-60s and mainly 70s around the bay. and high temperatures raempking from 77 in santa clara to 82 in los gatos and mid-60s on the coast. half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 68 degrees tomorrow. there is lots of upper 70s up to 82 and near east bay highs into 70s and 72 in oakland. 75 in union city. 76 in fremont. inland into low to mid-80s

since you move out to brentwood. and there are mid to upper 80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. by wednesday, we'll take a look at highs into low 9 ows and we'll see a drop off through friday. temperatures bouncing back and we'll take a look at mid-90s inland. mid-80s around the bay. and there is warm pattern there. it's not excess tiff, but it's warm. >> you're a man of your word. now, here it is. you were promising for last week, but it's here now. >> this took me a while. >> thank you. >> and so many thoukts. southern california wedding got more memorable. justin beiber crashed it. >> this business buzz today,

celebrity status doesn't always put you above the law. rapper j rule will face two years in prison for not filing tax returns, convicted of not paying taxes on $3 million in a span of two years. and consequences none for justin beber. the guest tells otrc the dj was playing one of his songs. they noticed the seen teen getting on the mic and singing along. and it's a baby for the trump family. donald trump's daughter gave birth to a daughter this weekend this, is his third grandchild. and harry potter's final flick setting magical records, and in the opening weekend took in more than $168 million, making it the best bow doe meftic debut, ever. go to otrc.com.

and woman's world cup team is back home. they did have other big ones -- wins yesterday. >> and a hatch for the international space station and space shuttle close autos then later efforts to stop executive pay raises in california colleges seemed to fly in the face of tuition hike autos 4:21 on a back to work monday. taking a look at the san mateo bridge. it's beautiful here moving smoothly in both directions. we'll be back with more on the news at 4:00.

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his storied goodbye. the crew of the international space station closed the main hatch of atlantis. four astronauts presented a model of the shuttle and a small u.s. flag that flew on board the mission in 1981 to the space station crew. when atlantis lands on thursday, it will mark the end of 30 years. >> the san francisco giants will bring orange and black to the white house next week. the 2012 world -- 2010 world series champs and no word if brian wilson plans to wear the

spandex he wore to the espy awards. let's hope not there. is a look. >> yeah. and the u.s. womens' soccer team arrived in new york today following their heart breaking loss to swrapan yesterday in germany. the u.s.-japan game was the most-watched soccer match televised on espn. and earn aid 7.4 national rating that translates to roughly 15.5 million viewer skpitz was a smash hit on twitter setting a record foremost tweets per second and this true 7196 tweets per second that. is a lot of tweeting. and we're watching the game at our house, families gathered around. and so she was share cheering for japan loudly. i said if i keep sleeking like this, someone in the neighborhood is going to have you boarded.

and you have to give credit. >> and with that country has been through, it's welcome to minute. >> deep discounts on dining and shopping. >> and san jose is suing to protect money the city says it has to have. >> send in clouds. well some are here. and they won't keep us from warming up. we'll have the accu-weather forecast.

just want to show you these pictures. this is a live look at phoenix, arizona. there is a dust storm taking place. >> there was a massive one that overtook the whole community there. this one looks to be more on the outskirts of town here. >> if you get the hot, arid dry weather, have you this time of the year, temperatures into hundreds and winds pick up. and at this point it doesn't look like there are people or homes threatened. >> almost likes look fog, isn't it?. >> and the fight is on to protect what many cities consider a vital tool. >> the city of san jose joining a lawsuit to save

redevelopment agencies all threatened because of massive cuts. >> and we're live in san jose. >> this 126-page lawsuit filed today. the california redevelopment association and league of california cities says what the state is trying to do violates pop sigs 22 and makes it illegal for state to seize or redirect moneys dedicated to local governments. this improvement may be the last big project the city redevelopment agency completes. the $11.4 million started in 2008, and are finishing up just as redevelopment agency fights to survive. the california redevelopment association filed a lawsuit with the state supreme court arguing the budget deal eliminating the 400 redevelopment agencies is un constitutional.

>> this is an illegal way to go about doing something, what they're doing is redirecting money. at the end of the day, where money goes is the issue. >> the state argues legislature created redevelopment agencies in 1945 and has power to eliminate them. the deal closing a $27 billion short fall relies on $1.7 billion inappropriate tax revenue that was allocated to redevelopment agencies and now, must be spent on schools. >> the question is can they continue business as usual. >> the agents are responsible for projects ranging from the tech museum to affordable house goinging from a staff of 90 people to just eight today. if nothing changes it will cease to exist altogether on october 1. >> we're just going to proceed

until we can. and hopefully, a lawsuit prevails and we can come back, slowly. >> because clocking ticking the lawsuit seeks to block changes to redevelopment agency as cross the state until this lawsuit can be heard. abc 7 news. >> and shops and restaurants in another bay area town are trying something new to keep customers from going out of town to malls. they're enticing locals with their own deep discounts. >> this is the first concord business to put a deep discount deal on the web site and this is offering discounts of up to 90% to those who choose to eat and shop close to home.

the city of concord cooked up a new way to bring local customers in the door. it's a web site called dry it local. idea is deep discounts for everything from a meal to merchandise at area retail stores. >> these are offers for a certain length of time. and then everyone who buys the deal will get an e mail with a coupon. >> ernie's offerings is $30 wornl of food for purchase of a $15 voucher. >> we track all of our advertisements and will see the return and if it's one extra person that is a success. >> in business, for 66 years there will be a deep discount deal in the coming weeks. >> and there is lots of

different coupons out there. a lot of them like to use where you have multiple locations and we only have one location. so we thought we'd give it a try. >> and this will feature one new keel, marketing this site on social networking sites like fatesbook and twitter, and there is a link on our web site and thank you, laura. >> battles underway over the streets of san francisco. it's going on underground. there is a coalition of groups fighting at and t's proposal to install utility boxes on city walks. would be used to roll out its u verse phone and internet

service. and opponents say they should put it underground. >> sidewalks are a important public space. why should a major corporation like at and t be able to install these things on the sidewalk. >> tomorrow, the board of supervisors will decide if there is a requirement for an environmental impact report. >> in washington negotiators holding round after round of the meetings on raising the national debt ceiling. the president says there is progress but it's becoming clear talks will be going up until that august 2 deadline, now 14 days, four and a half hours away. >> the president is touting a different type of hope and change. hope for a deal raising the

credit limit. and he is still holding out for a big deal, with $4 trillion in cuts. >> the president believes we should push for the biggest possible deal. >> they agree they'll keep negotiating. >> we're going to stay on session every day. >> and... get this problem fixed. >> the sticking points remain the same. demt dems oppose cuts in entitlement programs and rinz oppose tax hikes, republicans having trouble agreeing among themselves. president obama says he'll veto that. >> and it's stop, dodge, dismantle. >> democrats say it's includes a balanced budget omt they've opposed. the senator offered a plan cutting $9 trillion. >> this plan offers american

people 9 trillion reasons to stop making excises and start solving problem autos others say go ahead and let the government du r.default. >> this might force the issue if the stock market does go down. >> if all else fails, there is always plan b. it's nobody's first choice but it could still have ratings agencies down grading the nation's credit. >> still ahead, the region producing more green jobs in the bay area. >> and a tiny crime fight yir doesn't always matter. >> and 101 in san jose. 88 overpass is in the background there. and this is a southbound traffic that is backed up. everything is cruising along f you're traveling throughout the country this week, here is spencer with the accu-weather

forecast. >> speaking of cruising along, across the nation today, there is air traffic and thunderstorms causing delays between 15-30 minutes and new york area, newark reporting delays up to a half hour and jfk. i'll be back with a look at

a colorado woman is facing one count of felony sex abuse, accused of groping a female tsa agent last week. the 61-year-old refused to go through the mandatory screening, and began arguing with tsa agents. that is when police say she grabbed an agent's breast. investigators say she admitted to the grab but won't explain y she was released from jail on friday. tsa released a statement saying the agency will not tolerate assaults against its work force. a small, but mighty security guard being credited with scaring off two robbers in a southern california to be backo store this, 10 pound chihuahua atooked two men as they broke into the score. he went for the armed robber's knees, running them down the street. you go, paco! the owner says it was out of character for the pooch. >> he's very easy to get along

with. he's friendly. ways shocked to see what he did. running across the street was mazing. >> the thieves did get away with some money but the owner says would have been worse. paco present aid red super hero cape today. could you imagine? two burglars are going we got run off by a chihuahua. >> if you're looking for a new car you might want to wait. why prices are expected to drop about a thousand dollars, soon. >> and twitter's answer to help wanted ads. how the site is helping job seekers now.

40,000 plus people will be heading there tonight. at and t park and giants will be hosting los angeles dodgers. >> and we don't disagre. a new brookings institution study names california the fastest-growing region in the nation for green jobs. the 11 metro areas be on that

list, including los angeles, number two, san francisco, and sacramento number 12th ooj bay area has been perceived as the hub for clean energy. so much is going on there. l.a. is making great strides. and there are charge scale solar plants being built. >> the new york metro region ranked fastest-growing area in the nation for green jobs. and there is more workers than the fossil fuel industry. >> automobile analyst saysing anyone thinking of buying a fuel efficientent car should wait, there is a record high of $20,500 and analysts expect prices to fall later this year, when lower prices will reduce demand for the fuel-efficient cars and expect

japanese auto makers to crank up production. >> twitter has come up with ways to help you find work. the market took a hit today. >> stocks taking a tumble. take a look, losses, this on continued concern that lawmakers will fail to reach a deal on the debt limit. and senate leaders will aim at raising the debt limit needed. there are five jobless workers for each u.s. opening. almost 14 million unemployed workers were available for three million job openings in may, just evidence of how week the -- weak the jobs market remains. and how about a virtual jobs conference. nothing like social meeta. you

can join in to learn ways to enhance your job search. the tag will be jobs for us with individual tags for each section. >> 100 degree weather, it's not a eat wave? what meteorologists say is happening throughout the nation. >> preparation can save you a lot of money in the grocery store. i'm not talking about clipping coupons, i'll have add vigs to save you lots of money before your next shopping trip. >> and later at 5:00, treasurer for a local boy scout troop accused of yugs his investment company to bilk customers out of their hard-earned mb.

researching ahead of time and hunting for coupons has been a good way to save money at the supermarket.

>> now there is an app for that. there is an app for everything. >> yes. and there are grocery bills soaring and prices up more than 30% z seems like that much every time goi to the store that. is why it's important thafr n n -- than tofr sniff out savings. jenny is a bargain hunter, able to check apps for coupons to help her save big at the store. >> it is easier. i have my phone. >> consumer reports shop short dug deep to find new tools. >> if you've got a smaurt phone, you can down load apps and have kirk you'llars at your finger tips. >> grocery iq is another grocery app.

>> if you zront a smart phone, some stores have kiosks. you can scan your card and get saving autos before you go open shopping, down load to your loyalty card. that way you just check out to get the deal. kit heap you at the pump, too. and points can translate into money saved her gallon of gas. now, jenny finds what many ways to save, she's not just saving money. she's also saving time. >> you don't have to sit down with the coupons and i just pull it on the phone. >> if you find you can't lok yait this, consumer reports you ask for the coupons. >> there you go. >> and there is spencer back

with the final look at the forecast at this hour. >> things looking good. we have spectacular weather coming our way. low clouds continuing overnight around the bay. swreel sunny skies tomorrow, on the coast and inland. and we'll see warmer weather in all locations. so finally feels like summer, it's going to stick around for a while. there is a upper level low building into the north. it's providing circulation that is bringing clouds back to the coastline and overnight, we'll see low clouds and fog pushing inland. lows on the mild side. mainly mid to upper 50s, cooler in parts of the north bay. and clouds burning back tomorrow, starting at 5:00 in the morning, there will be clouds lingering but will burn back to the coast and get swept away from much of the coastline by that sea breeze generated by circulation

around that upper level low. result will be high temperatures on the coast tomorrow, maybe lower than today in spots. still, in the mid-60s inland, highs will soar into upper 80s. so will be nice and warm. let's take a look at high temperatures to. there are north bay, 80 in santa rosa. 84 in yuk kaia. 7 in oakland. 68 in san francisco. 79 san jose. farther south, we'll see highs near the bay into mid-60s, mid 70s, rather. 76, and watsonville and mid to upper 80s inland. there is summer here. >> sounds pleasant. >> 80% of the u.s. bracing for temperatures into 90s or higher this week. >> the middle of the country has been feeling the worst of the scorcher, bits to spread.

>> for so much of the country, there is a heat dome, a canopy holding in high temperatures. >> feel like there is another shower here. drenched in sweat. >> there is no relief. this week, 11 states coo feel temperatures as high as 115 degrees. not moving, unpacking the back. looks like dealing with this high pressure system many stays still to come. >> there are warnings in 17 states as far as ohio. and before the week is over, forecasters say 40 of the 50 states will have temperatures above 90. also by week's end we'll feel heat here, near 100 from new york city to washington, d.c.. but next few days, no rest for places like oklahoma. oklahoma city has been in the 100s for 27 days this year. >> this is tragic. we're losing our water and fish that are in the ponds. >> it's dangerous. the national weather service

says heat is the number one weather-related killer, elderly are vulnerable. >> no complaint -- they'll complaint of dizziness and weakness. >> the remedy? stay hydrated, stay inside. under this dome of hot weather, even swimming pools are having a hard time staying cool. >> wow. >> i don't think i've seen that before. >> yeah. yeah. >> when have you to put the ice in the pool you know it's hot. >> no kidding. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> and news 5k9 continues right now. >> treasure for a local boy scout troop accused of united statesing his investment company to bilk million autos and a proposal to freeze college executives salary autos and the pitch to send a local state championship team

to their own version of the world series. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> the son of a prominent bay area lawyer is in trouble tonight. >> he's accused of bilking dozens of investors out of million autos for decades, carl miller looked what to be a successful real estate investment business. he came from a prominent family. but when the real estate market turned south, investors found out their securities were anything yet. carl miller lives in this mansion, taking expensive vacations, sent his kids to private schools it was a lie. his business was a lie. >> alan is too embarrassed to say how much he lost. >> had i not ever met him i

would have been a lot better off. put that it way. >> he says he knew the money was gone in october, 2009 when miller sent him an e mail saying he took weiss's money out of december strairks only intending to keep it for a week. apologies aren't enough, wrote miller. he took the paper work to the district attorney, others started showing up. >> what do you think you lost? >> myself? my family? millions. so... lots of money. >> this photographer doug cohen says miller's children went to expensive private schools, at the expense of his own kids. >> their college fund was torn up. you know? all money we put aside for their college fund? it's gone. >> today, miller's attorney says carl miller is going to do everything reasonable to make things right.